TR4 9LQ Cornwall
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Perranporth. Region: South West.
Streets
- Cox Hill, Cocks: 22 addresses
- A3075, Goonhavern: 12 addresses
- Perranwell, Perranzabuloe: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Cox Hill, Perranzabuloe: 1 address
- A3075, Goonhavern: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Cornwall in 2026-27: Band D £2,591 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,727 | £2,015 | £2,303 | £2,591 | £3,167 | £3,742 | £4,318 | £5,182 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band E (25% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- CHURCH OF SAINT PIRAN, grade II*
- CHEST TOMB AT APPROXIMATELY 3 METRES SOUTH WEST OF PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST PIRAN, grade II
- CHURCH HOUSE, grade II
- CROSS AT APPROXIMATELY 11 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST PIRAN, grade II
- HODGE AND WILLIAMS TOMBS IN NORTH EAST ANGLE OF CHURCH OF ST PIRAN, grade II
- HODGE TOMB BY SOUTH PORCH OF CHURCH ST PIRAN, grade II
- LYCHGATE AT APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ST PIRAN, grade II
- WAR MEMORIAL ADJOINING CHURCHYARD WALL SOUTH EAST OF CHURCH OF ST PIRAN, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 38 addresses are between 52 m and 73 m above sea level (66 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Truro 1.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.5 km |
| Newquay 126,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km | |
| Quintrell Downs 3,510 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest White House Inn Perranzabuloe | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Truro | 9.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Truro Ferry Terminal | 9.4 km |
| Car parks | Wheal Leisure Car Park | 2.5 km |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.5 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Cornwall Airport Newquay NQY | 16.0 km |
| Nearest large airport | Cardiff International Airport CWL | 173.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Perranporth Surgery | 2.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Allied Pharmacy Perranporth | 2.6 km |
| NHS dentists | The Dental Surgery Trevelyan | 2.4 km |
| Hospital | Duchy Hospital | 7.1 km |
| Police station | Devon & Cornwall Police | 8.7 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Perranporth Cashzone | 2.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Boscawen Gardens 8,070 m² | 2.4 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,020 m² | 2.0 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,220 m² | 2.3 km |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 8,980 m² | 210 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of Saint Piran, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m south-west. 17 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of Saint Piran | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m south-west |
| Caer Dane | Scheduled monument | 650 m east |
| A prehistoric round known as Caer Kief | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km east |
| Standing cross 120m south west of Little Carnkief | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-east |
| Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape | World Heritage Site | 8.5 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lambourne Castle Plantations | Wood | 520 m north-east |
| South Hill Plantation | Wood | 930 m east |
| Lovely Vale | Valley | 2.1 km west |
| Perran Porth | Tidal water | 2.9 km north-west |
| Cotty's Point | Wetland | 3.3 km north-west |
| Zelah Hill | Hill | 4.4 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 3 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 11 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 6 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 38 |
31 of the postcode's 38 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 47% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 8% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Cox Hill.